Identify the organization functions and the documents involved in the revenue cycle and the expenditure cycle

8 important questions on Identify the organization functions and the documents involved in the revenue cycle and the expenditure cycle

What is the revenue cycle?

The revenue cycle in its simplest form is the direct exchange of finished goods or services for cash in a single transaction between a seller and a buyer. More complex systems handle sales on credit.

What are the two phases in the revenue transaction?

-  The physical phase > the transfer of assets or service from seller to buyer
-  The Financial phase > the receipt of cash by seller in payment of the account receivable

What is the sales order subsystem?

Sales order procedures include the tasks involved in receiving and processing a customer order, filling the order and shipping the products to the customer, billing the customer at the proper time and correctly accounting for the transaction.
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What are the steps in the sales order subsystem?

1. Receive order
 Sales order
2. Check credit
 Approved sales order
3. Check inventory
4. Pick goods
 Stock release
o Verifying order
5. Ship goods
 Verified Stock release
 Packing slip & Shipping notice   Bill of lading
6. Bill customer
o SO pending file
o Sales invoice
o Record sale in sales journal
7. Update inventory records
8. Update accounts receivable
9. Post to general ledger 

What is the overall objective of the cash receipts processing system?

The overall objective of the cash receipts system is to:
-  Receive and secure payments
-  Properly match payments with customer and adjusting the correct accounts
-  Properly accounting for and reconciling financial details of the transaction

What are the steps of the cash receipts processing system?


1. Open mail and prepare remittance advice

 Check
 Remittance advice
o Record check to remittance list
2. Record and deposit checks
o Record check in cash receipts journal

o Deposit slip
3. Update accounts receivable
4. Update general ledger
5. Reconcile cash receipts and deposits
o A controller compares
 Copy of the prelist
 Deposit slips
 Journal vouchers

What is the expenditure cycle?

The objective of the expenditure cycle is to convert the organization’s cash into the physical materials and the human resources it needs to conduct business. Again the two stages, physical and financial phases. Accordingly two subsystems: the purchases processing system and the cash disbursements system.

What are the steps in the purchases system?

1. Monitor inventory records
i. Purchase requisition
Prepare purchase order
Purchasing agents
Collect PRs
Check costs
Check discounts
Issue and send PO (one to each vendor)
Distribute PO copies internally
Inventory control
Receiving (Warehouse): blind copy
Accounts Payable (A/P)
There is always an open/closed purchase order file

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